I'm not Irish but I did live in Dublin for a bit. I'm not sure what you're referring to by "free republic". The Irish Free State, which existed 1922-1937? I t

I'm not Irish but I did live in Dublin for a bit. I'm not sure what you're referring to by "free republic". The Irish Free State, which existed 1922-1937? I think you're mixing up "not British" with "good". Don't get me wrong, I had a nice time in Ireland, I think some things there are done well in their society, I think they're much better educated, and so on, but do you think Ireland doesn't have billionaire landlords, political scandals, corruption, and so on? A centre-right party has been in power since 2020. Not to mention the huge tax schemes upon which modern Ireland became prosperous. And it takes much more than being anti-English to get an Irish person to warm up to you and embrace you with open arms, especially if you're English. I should also add that it could take 7 years to get a passport. The 5 years is about eligibility to apply. It can take a very long time to complete the process. Again, I don't want to offend any Irish people reading this. I enjoyed my time in Ireland and I respect a lot of things about the place.